The aspect ratio is wrong. Horizontal is excessive. xrandr produces
:~> xrandr
xrandr: Failed to get size of gamma for output default
Screen 0: minimum 1280 x 1024, current 1280 x 1024, maximum 1280 x 1024
default connected 1280x1024+0+0 0mm x 0mm
1280x1024 77.00*
Going to Settings>Display does not allow me to change anything. Any advice will be appreciated.
I suspect you are using wayland and not X11 for display.
xrandr only works in X11.
wlr-randr is what wayland uses to do what xrandr does in X11.
It is probably easier to go back to X11 than to fix issues in wayland.
I don’t know if OpenSUSE has wlt-randr – it can be found here https://sr.ht/~emersion/wlr-randr/](https://sr.ht/~emersion/wlr-randr/)Useless Fact:
Back in the 1980’s when DEC released the X11 code there were lots of cartoons warning that DEC released the world’s largest Virus named X11. It was labeled that because it needed more memory than most computers had when it was released. It was also quite buggy for a few years. 38 years later they still find bugs in it. Probably 75% of X11 code is never ever used.
](https://sr.ht/~emersion/wlr-randr/)
What is output from inxi -SGaz run from an X terminal like Konsole? Typically such a result is caused by failure to load appropriate kernel graphics device driver. Reading the graphics primer might be as much help as you need to fix it.
# inxi -SGaz
System: Kernel: 5.3.18-150300.59.63-default x86_64 bits: 64 compiler: gcc v: 7.5.0
parameters: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-5.3.18-150300.59.63-default
root=UUID=27ffcc1e-c50d-4e22-b226-fbbcdfa4e993 splash=silent
resume=/dev/disk/by-uuid/1a7b3dad-2bfe-4bb4-bc28-fd299d7cae12 mitigations=auto quiet
Desktop: Xfce 4.16.0 tk: Gtk 3.24.20 info: xfce4-panel wm: xfwm4 dm: LightDM 1.30.0
Distro: openSUSE Leap 15.3
Graphics: Device-1: NVIDIA GT218 [GeForce 210] vendor: ASUSTeK driver: nouveau v: kernel bus ID: 02:00.0
chip ID: 10de:0a65
Display: x11 server: X.org 1.20.3 driver: nouveau unloaded: fbdev,modesetting,vesa alternate: nv,nvidia
resolution: <xdpyinfo missing>
OpenGL: renderer: NVA8 v: 3.3 Mesa 20.2.4 direct render: Yes
This smells like you either do not have kernel-default-extra-5.3.18-150300.59.63.1 installed, or you incompletely uninstalled a proprietary NVidia driver package, leaving nouveau kernel module blacklisted, or an obsolete configuration in /etc/X11/xorg.con*. What does grep /dev/dri/card0 /var/log/Xorg.0.log report? If (EE) is not in it, post result of cat /var/log/Xorg.0.log | susepaste.
Please install xdpyinfo before using inxi again.
:~> grep \/dev\/dri\/card0 /var/log/Xorg.0.log
19.058] (II) xfree86: Adding drm device (/dev/dri/card0)
:~> cat /var/log/Xorg.0.log | susepaste
Pasted as:
https://susepaste.org/260292
https://paste.opensuse.org/260292
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Link is also in your clipboard.
:~> inxi
CPU: Dual Core AMD Athlon II X2 250 (-MCP-) speed/min/max: 800/800/3000 MHz
Kernel: 5.3.18-150300.59.63-default x86_64 Up: N/A Mem: 1041.8/3925.5 MiB (26.5%) Storage: 1.82 TiB (4.1% used)
Procs: 194 Shell: bash 4.4.23 inxi: 3.1.00
I’ve been away from this unit for two years (Covid) so I honestly don’t remember what I might have done.
No, wlr-randr is only applicable to wlroots compositors.
None of the information I asked for suggests that there remains any problem. Neither can I reproduce using the same GPU, whether with Nouveau DDX or Modesetting DIX display driver:
# pinxi -GISaz
System:
Kernel: 5.3.18-150300.59.63-default arch: x86_64 bits: 64 compiler: gcc
v: 7.5.0 parameters: root=LABEL=<filter> ipv6.disable=1 net.ifnames=0
noresume mitigations=auto consoleblank=0
Desktop: KDE v: 3.5.10 tk: Qt v: 3.3.8c info: kicker wm: kwin vt: 7
dm: KDM Distro: openSUSE **Leap 15.3**
Graphics:
**Device**-1: **NVIDIA GT218 [GeForce 210]** vendor: eVga.com. **driver: nouveau**
v: kernel pcie: gen: 1 speed: 2.5 GT/s lanes: 16 ports:
active: DVI-I-1,VGA-1 empty: HDMI-A-1 bus-ID: 01:00.0 chip-ID: 10de:0a65
class-ID: 0300
**Display**: x11 server: **X.Org v: 1.20.3 driver: X: loaded: nouveau**
unloaded: fbdev,modesetting,vesa alternate: nv,nvidia gpu: nouveau
display-ID: :0 screens: 1
**Screen**-1: 0 s-res: **4480x1440** s-dpi: 120 s-size: 948x304mm (37.32x11.97")
s-diag: 996mm (39.19")
Monitor-1: DVI-I-1 pos: primary,left model: Acer K272HUL serial: <filter>
built: 2018 res: 2560x1440 hz: 60 dpi: 109 gamma: 1.2
size: 598x336mm (23.54x13.23") diag: 686mm (27") ratio: 16:9 modes:
max: 2560x1440 min: 720x400
**Monitor-2**: **VGA-1** pos: right model: Samsung built: 2009 **res: 1920x1080**
hz: 60 dpi: 55 gamma: 1.2 size: 886x498mm (34.88x19.61")
diag: 1012mm (39.8") **ratio: 16:9** modes: max: 1920x1080 min: 720x400
OpenGL: renderer: NVA8 v: 3.3 Mesa 20.2.4 direct render: Yes
Info:...Shell: Bash v: 4.4.23 running-in: konsole pinxi: 3.3.15-5
# pinxi -GISaz
System:
Kernel: 5.3.18-150300.59.63-default arch: x86_64 bits: 64 compiler: gcc
v: 7.5.0 parameters: root=LABEL=<filter> ipv6.disable=1 net.ifnames=0
noresume mitigations=auto consoleblank=0
Desktop: KDE v: 3.5.10 tk: Qt v: 3.3.8c info: kicker wm: kwin vt: 7
dm: KDM Distro: openSUSE **Leap 15.3**
Graphics:
**Device**-1: **NVIDIA GT218 [GeForce 210]** vendor: eVga.com. **driver: nouveau**
v: kernel pcie: gen: 1 speed: 2.5 GT/s lanes: 16 ports:
active: DVI-I-1,VGA-1 empty: HDMI-A-1 bus-ID: 01:00.0 chip-ID: 10de:0a65
class-ID: 0300
**Display**: x11 server: **X.Org v: 1.20.3 driver: X: loaded: modesetting**
gpu: nouveau display-ID: :0 screens: 1
**Screen**-1: 0 s-res: **4480x1440** s-dpi: 120 s-size: 948x304mm (37.32x11.97")
s-diag: 996mm (39.19")
Monitor-1: DVI-I-1 pos: primary,left model: Acer K272HUL serial: <filter>
built: 2018 res: 2560x1440 hz: 60 dpi: 109 gamma: 1.2
size: 598x336mm (23.54x13.23") diag: 686mm (27") ratio: 16:9 modes:
max: 2560x1440 min: 720x400
**Monitor-2: VGA-1** pos: right model: Samsung built: 2009 **res: 1920x1080**
hz: 60 dpi: 55 gamma: 1.2 size: 886x498mm (34.88x19.61")
diag: 1012mm (39.8") **ratio: 16:9** modes: max: 1920x1080 min: 720x400
OpenGL: renderer: NVA8 v: 3.3 Mesa 20.2.4 direct render: Yes
Info:...Shell: Bash v: 4.4.23 running-in: konsole pinxi: 3.3.15-5
With both Xorg display drivers, the 1920x1080 display connected to my VGA GPU output is working automagically at the correct 16:9 ratio.
Has your problem disappeared? If not, try at your login screen selecting a desktop session other than XFCE, such as IceWM, which is light weight (3 packages, if not already installed, Installed Size : 963.1 KiB for the main one) and should not be reusing any of your XFCE session settings. This should confirm or rule out XFCE and/or your XFCE settings as the problem source. If this eliminates the trouble, try creating a new user to see how XFCE works with default settings.
I suppose LightDM could have something to do with this, though I doubt it. You can switch to another DM using:
sudo update-alternatives --config default-displaymanager
Also, paste here output from the following:
ls -l /etc/X11/ /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/
grep ouveau /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/*conf
Before using inxi again, please run sudo inxi -U. The version in Leap is a broken antique. -U updates it to the latest version from upstream. (The pinxi I used above is the latest devel version of inxi.)
Check…
grep -i "nouveau" /etc/modprobe.d/*